NHS chief to oversee £3.7bn hospital building programme

Forrest has worked in the NHS for over 30 years and is a registered nurse.

She was recently part of the management team at the NHS Nightingale alongside her role as Chase Farm Hospital’s Chief Executive in North London.

The New Hospital Programme – is part of the governments Health Infrastructure Plan – to transform the delivery of NHS healthcare infrastructure to build back better and will ensure the country has world-class healthcare facilities right across the country for decades to come.

Starting this month, she will oversee a delivery board across the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England and Improvement, which will work closely with a network of NHS trusts.

updated: 06/01/2021